So I have these mag wheels and I wanted to buy a disc brake set-up from auto krafters or, from someone here. My question is, will these 14X7" wheels fit over a disc brake set-up? View attachment 49141 View attachment 49142
Think that depends on the kit. Some of them state in the instructions that you must use at least a 15" wheel.
I've got disc brakes with similar 14" wheels, but its very close. As in had to move the wheel weights because there wasn't enough clearance close. Probably 1/8"
mag wheels and disc brakes Yeah the Auto Krafters site says use a 15" wheel or a 14" disc brake wheel. What do they mean? Didnt the '74 cars come with disc brakes as an option, and 14" aluminum mags? Both my Superior Industries, Superdrag 1's, and the Weastern wheels both have a 13" inner diameter. If I find a brake set-up from a '74 or later Maverick or Comet, should'nt these wheels work?
I would think the stock Maverick/Granada discs and spindles would work unless someone here has had problems with interference. The hub hole might be the issue as the discs use a larger hub. I also thought that the early kelsey hayes on 4 piston setup on the early Mustang would fit with most 14" wheels. SSBC repro's a kit like that setup. btw: cool wheels!
mag wheels and disc brakes I guess worse case is, I could put the drum brakes from my '73 Comet on the Mav' their in realgood shape. But I'd rather have the disc..I mean if I'll be going to the troble of changing the wheel hubs, why not replace them with spindles. The hub hole is,...I think 3", way bigger than the one's on my drum brakes. And thanks for complament! I've seen a couple of disc brake sets on here, but I leary of buing them because you can not know what kind of shape the pindles will be in. I've seen ones (no on this site but at swap meets) that were bent, gouged, and pitted making them useless. Thanks for the help. More information is always welcome!
I had to grind the caliper casting seam a bit to clear a 14” wheel when I put Granada disc on my Falcon. The wheel barely touched in one spot. Wheels are not 100% round.
Well from what I've just looked up and through everone's help, it seems that the calipers are a little "fat". They say "great minds think alike". The same thought came to me about grinding down the rough casted calipers to gain a little space. nothing that would cause failer, but enuff to clean them up. I also looked at the calipers from SSBC, they look like they cover the rotor alot less than the factory calipers do. The question now is, will thoes bolt to the autokrafters bracket? If they will, the added four piston and cooling perks would be awesome. Man! I wish I knew if the SSBC kits for the '70's Mustang, and Torino cars have the same geometry as the autokrafters kit! I'd just buy one of thoes kits!
Jay, It is hard to tell from the pics you posted ... if those wheels have a bit of offset toward the fender, they will likely work with factory calipers. I put Granada discs on my Comet, and was running 14x7 Magnums. One side cleared the caliper (barely) and the other rubbed on one spot on the wheel. This was at the weld seam on the outer corner of the rim. That caliper had a bit of casting flash, too. I had some 14x6 Magnums at the time, too. Since I was running smaller tires up front anyway, I opted to change the front rims to 6s. There was only 1/2" difference near the caliper, but they fit with no problems at all. If you can find someone with a disc brake car, maybe you could talk them into letting you do a test fit. Something to consider, too, is the outer shoulders on those rims. They do look a bit beefier than factory steel wheels, and that is right where the interference would be. I like those old aluminum slot wheels. Best of luck there.
Just so everyone else has the info as well- Based on my measurements with stock Maverick calipers and very similar wheels, 13 3/8" ID on the wheel would be the bare minimum with grinding. I have 13.5" and didn't do any grinding
